Inside HOKIE SPORTS | Vol. 11 No. 6 | June 2019

44 Inside Hokie Sports HOKIEGEAR.COM Get your Hokie gear at 2018-19 Breakdown of Financial Support Total —$29,426,159.87 Annual Fund $14,832,415.00 Capital Projects $7,667,671.46 Athletic Initiative (sport or program specific) $5,197,671.48 Endowments $1,728,401.93 (Note: numbers were through the end of March) The Impact During the past giving year, Virginia Tech donors contributed nearly $30 million in financial support toward athletics. Most of those contributions were directed toward scholarships and endowments, which impacted the lives of student-athletes who wear the maroon and orange. Donor investment in Virginia Tech Athletics is a key toward ensuring our student-athletes can Reach for Excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in the community. Donor Report During the 2018-19 giving year, more than 16,000 donors contributed to help support Virginia Tech’s student-athletes. Certain donors received benefits, such as the opportunity to purchase priority seating at Lane Stadium, Cassell Coliseum, and English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park, and the opportunity to participate in the online seat selection process and parking selection process for both football and men’s basketball. 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 (*Donors who gave to a specific sport and/or gave less than $100 to the Hokie Scholarship Fund) 2,316 1,704 1,385 1,203 1,741 632 136 58 19 11 1,250 5,738 2018-19 Breakdown of Donors Total Donors —16,193 Hokie Orange & Maroon Bronze Silver Golden Platinum Diamond Hokie Stone Hokie Scholar Hokie Ambassador Student Hokie Club *Hokie Club Donors Continued from page 43 Hokie Scholarship Fund — 9,205